Keep in mind, that as far as I know still, the US plans are each side pays for part of the call - the caller and the receiver. Is that still true, Scott? It wouldn't impact on data traffic, but it would for voice calls. Is there a charge for receiving an SMS?
Jan At 04:11 PM 14/09/2013, Scott Howard wrote: >On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 6:29 AM, Karl Schaffarczyk < >[email protected]> wrote: > > > A quick look at Verizon USA had plans which included 2,4,6,8,10Gb of data. > > > >Note that these are shared plans. Although it's possible to use all of this >data allocation on a single device, the expectation (especially for the >higher data levels) is that it would be shared across multiple devices. > > > > The starting point of 2Gb/month tells a whole story by itself. > > > >It does tell a story, but it's probably not the one that you're thinking. > Over the past few years the US mobile providers have become increasingly >arrogant regarding their plans. Verizon do indeed have a minimum >smartphone plan of 2Gb plus unlimited calls/SMS - which is all well and >good if you're willing to pay the ~$110/month it'll cost you (including >taxes/etc). If you'd rather pay less for a smaller plan, you're out of >luck. (FWIW, the nearest equivalent Vodafone Australia plan costs A$80 >incl GST, with 2.5GB data). > >AT&T removed their 1GB and 2GB options, instead only offering 300MB (at the >same price as the old 2GB plan) and 3GB and higher. They also removed all >of their SMS plans except their "unlimited" one. You can read into that >anything regarding usage. > > Scott >_______________________________________________ >Link mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [email protected] Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space. ~Margaret Atwood, writer _ __________________ _ _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
